HYDERABAD: "Our motto is to turn talented players into next generation cricketers," said Yasasvi Malka, COO, Delhi Public School and Pallavi Group of Institutions, and in charge of the MS Dhoni Cricket Academies (MSDCA) in Hyderabad. The MSDCA was formally inaugurated at the Delhi Public School, Nacharam on Friday. The academy will start providing training from February 20.
"Initially we are planning to take 200 talented players for training. The minimum age limit for trainees is seven and there’s no upper age limit. Our aim is to take talented children from towns and villages and provide them training here. We have excellent world-class facilities at the academy here including nine turf wickets, residential facilities for trainees, including hostel, ultra-modern gymnasium, fitness and physiotherapy centers, nutrition experts etc. We have also appointed two top-class BCCI expert coaches, V Ventatraman and Satrajit Lahari for training here,’’ he added.